They are someone with whom you can have regular contact and who you are able to ask questions of and discuss problems with; both academic and personal. Even if they don’t have the answer they are very useful for pointing you in the right direction towards the best people to deal with specific problems.
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The main purposes of a personal tutor are:
1. To be a link between the student and the institution, including mediation and advocacy as appropriate.
2. To monitor student progress and pick up problems.
3. To be a personal point of contact for the student.
4. To act as a referral point to other forms of support.
5. To provide the student with references.
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In reality the level of interest that different tutors take in their charges varies widely. Many people in the higher years never see their tutors until something goes wrong. By the time you’ve been here a while you are supposed to have developed the initiative to seek out relevant sources of help and information for yourself. That said, tutors can be a very useful asset at times, and most are only too willing to help you with any problems you may have if you approach them and ask.
It is worth pointing out that personal tutors are not to be feared. It is not a sign of failure to admit you are struggling, and you certainly will not be penalised if you consult a member of staff about a genuine problem. Your tutor is there for you, to offer help and guidance where appropriate and help you to troubleshoot problems before they snowball out of control.
Medical Students
You are allocated a CBL tutor when you start the course, they will also be your personal tutor. When you change CBL tutors, you can chose which person you want to be your personal tutor. Just let the person know that you have chosen them! If you are having problems with your personal tutor, or would like to be allocated a new personal tutor, please contact Leanda Kroll on lkroll@sgul.ac.uk
Biomedical Science Students
You are allocated a Personal Tutor when you start the course. If you have not been allocated a tutor or are having problems with your tutor, please contact Tim Rutherford on trutherf@sgul.ac.uk
Biomedical Informatics Students
You are allocated a Personal Tutor when you start the course. If you have not been allocated a tutor or are having problems with your tutor, please contact Katherine Pigott on kpigott@sgul.ac.uk
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences Students
You are allocated a Personal Tutor when you start the course. If you have not been allocated a tutor or are having problems with your tutor, please contact your course director.
Physiotherapy: Linda King (lmking@hscs.sgul.ac.uk)
Nursing: Jane Lopez (jlopez@hscs.sgul.ac.uk)
Radiography - Diagnostic: Nigel Rogers (nrogers@hscs.sgul.ac.uk)
Radiography - Therapeutic: Geraldine Francis (gfrancis@hscs.sgul.ac.uk)
Midwifery: Valerie Sheridon (vsherida@hscs.sgul.ac.uk)
Paramedic: Paul Burke (pburke@hscs.sgul.ac.uk)
Most importantly…Don’t be afraid to use them!